Whananaki bar Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.52° S 174.48° E

Whananaki bar 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 28 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Whananaki bar sea temperature is
17.6°C
1.4° 

Whananaki bar surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Whananaki bar today (29 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with NNE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with NNE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 7s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Whananaki bar at 1AM is: 0.1m 9s primary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 28). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 6s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Oct)0.5ft (0.2m)9s
Afternoon (29 Oct)0.5ft (0.2m)8s
Evening (29 Oct)0.5ft (0.2m)7s

Table - waves today at Whananaki bar. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Thu morning, min 12°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
14
0.2
NNE
9
0.2
NNE
9
0.1
NE
9
0.2
NNE
9
0.2
NNE
7
0.2
NNE
9
0.2
NNE
9
0.2
NNE
8
0.1
NE
8
0.2
NNE
7
0.2
NNE
7
0.1
NE
10
0.2
S
5
0.2
NNE
6
0.2
NNE
6
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
9
0.2
NNE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
4
7
7
3
7
4
7
7
7
3
5
5
4
2
4
4
3
3
8
Wind (km/h)
10
N
10
WSW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
25
WNW
25
NW
20
W
20
W
20
W
25
WSW
25
SW
20
WSW
25
SW
25
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
9:39PM2.10m
10:13AM2.20m
10:28PM2.08m
11:04AM2.18m
Low Tide
3:57AM-0.00m
4:28PM0.17m
4:46AM0.02m
5:20PM0.20m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:22
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7:49
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Temp °C
18
18
14
12
12
12
17
20
20
17
15
15
13
13
16
18
19
16
14
Feels °C
15
15
10
9
9
9
13
16
16
13
11
11
8
9
10
12
13
11
9
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